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Honest Video Training for Online Business BuildersThu, 15 Feb 2018 14:52:00 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.1By: harthttps://fizzle.co/sparkline/hell-yes-you-should-quit-your-job#comment-14269
Tue, 21 Jun 2016 12:15:00 +0000http://thinktraffic.net/?p=6921#comment-14269hi Paolo. Just wanted to know how things panned out for you as I’m in a similar boat myself. Thanks
]]>By: harthttps://fizzle.co/sparkline/hell-yes-you-should-quit-your-job#comment-14268
Tue, 21 Jun 2016 12:10:00 +0000http://thinktraffic.net/?p=6921#comment-14268Hi. I just wanted to say your advice resonated very deeply within me and i am truly grateful that i came here. i HAVE struggled with this for a long time and i have eventually found the nerve to type “why i should quit my job” in google’s search bar. i didn’t realize there were so many people struggling like i was. I am still young and willing to work hard to make it work…i just can’t do it in a soul-killing organization anymore.
]]>By: harthttps://fizzle.co/sparkline/hell-yes-you-should-quit-your-job#comment-14267
Tue, 21 Jun 2016 12:06:00 +0000http://thinktraffic.net/?p=6921#comment-14267Firstly words cannot explain my joy and relief at finding this website/blog. i am typing this out with tears because i never believed i was struggling with something a lot of people have been struggling with.

I’m 34, one daughter, and and my wife and i depend on my salary. I have no backup, no savings, nothing. My life is flat, there is zero motivation, zero fulfilment. My wife and I have talked about this for awhile and have eventually come to the conclusion that the job is tearing us apart. But i’m a bit scared because i have no plan B. But the fear is not enough to hold me back. I’m leaving and i have typed out my resignation . I’m handing it in on Friday. Even though i don’t know what the future is i feel fairly confident that things will pan out. I feel especially motivated by the 70-year old’s advice below:
“Get out before you are in too deep – a passionate life is all that matters” God bless you for this
And thank you Mr Corbett

]]>By: Geo Thttps://fizzle.co/sparkline/hell-yes-you-should-quit-your-job#comment-13800
Wed, 24 Feb 2016 05:54:00 +0000http://thinktraffic.net/?p=6921#comment-13800Your post doesn’t really fit the tone of this article. Cry me a river with your ridiculously high income(s). Many of us struggle to even make a third of those figures.
]]>By: Tebid Stanislaushttps://fizzle.co/sparkline/hell-yes-you-should-quit-your-job#comment-13423
Sat, 24 Oct 2015 19:30:00 +0000http://thinktraffic.net/?p=6921#comment-13423Thank you soooo much for sharing. I am 33 and sometimes I feel as If I am gonna drop dead at work. I work the night shit and I am a linux Engineer. Under appreciate the work culture is full of stabbing and gossips. I just wanna leave even thou I have no plan B. I think when I leave I will think broader and be able to secure something quick. I also have a single income home and little savings. But honestly I think my life is much important than work. I recently realized that I have started to hate my co-workers. How did I get to the point of hating? Something is really wrong. I need to leave. Thanks a lot for sharing your experience. thank you
]]>By: Tebid Stanislaushttps://fizzle.co/sparkline/hell-yes-you-should-quit-your-job#comment-13422
Sat, 24 Oct 2015 19:19:00 +0000http://thinktraffic.net/?p=6921#comment-13422“my faith, my family, and my friends”: That what you said. For me it is the same. I have lost my relationship with God because of much work. I hardly ever spend quality time with my family die to fatigue and working the graveyard shift. And in addition to that, my coworkers are horrible backstabber and gossipers. I have to leave. I got no plan be. But if I don’t take a step of faith I will end up dead. I a soooo stressed
]]>By: Cad Laghttps://fizzle.co/sparkline/hell-yes-you-should-quit-your-job#comment-3546
Mon, 18 Feb 2013 01:44:36 +0000http://thinktraffic.net/?p=6921#comment-3546I really enjoyed reading your post, Corbett.

I have been a professional accountant for about eight years now. I earned my certified public accountant designation early on in my career, and after two years with an accountintg firm, I went into private industry. I left this position in private industry after some years for a more high profile accountant type role, thinking that things might improve. As I was to discover, things did not get better, and, in fact, it was this new role that convinced me that it was time to leave it all behind. Let me share why.

In general, accountants have job security, because whether the economy is in a downturn or upturn, the books still need to be kept and financial statements still need to be prepared. Those skills sets are not going to go out of demand. On the other hand, accountants also face their own set of disadvantages. Chief among them are black out dates related to month end closing. Because the books need to be closed and the financial statements produced, your workload ramps up during the first ten business days as you, the other accountants, the assistant controller, the controller, and the chief financial officer are looking to give senior management numbers for the month. During these first ten days of the month, your butt needs to be in that chair. If that is not enough, you need to prepare for month end close during the last week of the month. So already, the first 10 days of the month and the last week of the month are critical times for you. Multiply that by 12 months a year, and your schedule seems pretty inflexible for a huge chunk of the year. Not enough for you?

Take December then — which is when a lot of businesses have their year end. During the last month of the year, some companies impose black out days during the last two weeks during which no vacation (other than December 25) is allowed. Then, if you are in a retail industry, January 1 might see you at work because inventory has to be done. Furthermore, the retail industry does not observe all of the holidays of the year, since these businesses cannot afford to be closed, say, for Martin Luther King Day or President’s Day. Still not enough for you?

I know this gentlemen who, when he was a controller for his employer, never once durng how ever many years he served as controller, had ever been able to take vacation in and around Christmas. Now the person who has taken over this position is in the same boat. In fact, this person works seven days a week, barely has time for family, and actually likes it this way.

If this is the type of life a person wants, then so I suppose that is a true passion. However, I was not conforming well to this type of work schedule. I saw none of my friends, I was waking up at night in a cold sweat and with a tight chest, I did not eat, and I barely got any sleep. What I am saying here is that as far as accounting goes, the nature of the work (because of its strict and recurring deadlines) exerts a far greater impact on your life and schedule than most people expect, and this effect gets larger the higher up you move an accounting department department.

At some point, I stepped back and said, “This role is taking me away from a lot of the important things in my life: my faith, my family, and my friends.” They are either growing up fast or are growing older fast, and I am seeing them whiz past me. I can generally tough things out, but this time, I recognize that I cannot (because there is a lot to lose) and will not. I think the costs are either greater than the benefits, or they have caught up with the benefits.

Having been fiscally responsible and a saver for a good number of years, I am comfortable letting go of this job to think about what I want to do. I am finally asking what it is that I want to do and to take that shot at my dreams. And therein lies the unknown and what can be. I am not a blind optimist either. I have an idea of what I wish to pursue, but I am more confident about that which I do not want: accounting. I no longer wish to deal with exacting things. I want to be around people, engaging them, sharing ideas and emotions, talking with them, and building up solutions whose correctness is not based on whether a set of numbers is right or wrong.

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]]>By: Matt Greenerhttps://fizzle.co/sparkline/hell-yes-you-should-quit-your-job#comment-3543
Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:17:15 +0000http://thinktraffic.net/?p=6921#comment-3543If you even have to ask, the answer is YES! and the sooner the better. It’s cool to see that so many people agree!
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